diff --git a/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift b/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift
index 72cb1b64..defacc51 100644
--- a/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift
+++ b/ios/App/App/SharedImageUtility.swift
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ public class SharedImageUtility {
         
         let fileName = userDefaults.string(forKey: sharedPhotoFileNameKey) ?? "shared-image.jpg"
         let shareId = userDefaults.string(forKey: sharedPhotoShareIdKey)
+
+        // Phase 1E: skip a share that has already been marked processed.
+        // If the current pending shareId matches the processed marker, treat it
+        // as if no pending share exists. Leave the file and metadata intact -
+        // cleanup is deferred to a later phase.
+        let processedShareId = userDefaults.string(forKey: sharedPhotoProcessedShareIdKey)
+        if let shareId = shareId,
+           let processedShareId = processedShareId,
+           shareId == processedShareId {
+            print("[ShareTarget] shareId=\(shareId) already processed; skipping")
+            return nil
+        }
+
         let fileURL = containerURL.appendingPathComponent(filePath)
 
         // Read image data from file